5 million text messages

this is what the text message from the police said this morning:
'Extreme weather in Vic expected Tuesday March 3. High wind and fire risk. Listen to ABC Local Radio for emergency updates. Do not reply to this msg'
it was sent to 5 million victorians! quite incredible really – the weather is getting so out of hand {not a new statement!}.

this pic is a perfect illustration of our day! they are binoculars on a handle and if you look through them you can see 2 of everything :)

we stayed home today & i over did it in the kitchen {lots of orange and poppyseed cupcakes, half of them burnt on the bottom}!

fires

no doubt you've heard about the bushfires that have taken over victoria and wiped out whole towns, 130+ {edit 173+} lives and millions of animals. out of control.
if you feel like adding to this fundraising auction organised by cindy @ bugandpop go leave a comment. thanks cindy for getting this together. {edit: cindy has now set up a blog for the benefit}.

i'll be sending my crochet characters to kids who have lost everything including their toys and a percentage of sales from my shop to the red cross. there's also an etsy shop set up to help out.